Economics

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to techniques used in forecasting with emphasis on analyzing economic and business data. The emphasis is on timeseries data, although cross-sectional analysis is also covered. Techniques presented include variants of moving averages, variants of exponential smoothing, regression and ARIMA processes. Prerequisites: ECON 251, 252 and STAT 220 (QMCS 220 or IDTH 220)

An introduction to techniques used in forecasting with emphasis on analyzing economic and business data. The emphasis is on timeseries data, although cross-sectional analysis is also covered. Techniques presented include variants of moving averages, variants of exponential smoothing, regression and ARIMA processes. Prerequisites: ECON 251, 252 and STAT 220 (QMCS 220 or IDTH 220)

An introduction to techniques used in forecasting with emphasis on analyzing economic and business data. The emphasis is on timeseries data, although cross-sectional analysis is also covered. Techniques presented include variants of moving averages, variants of exponential smoothing, regression and ARIMA processes. Prerequisites: ECON 251, 252 and STAT 220 (QMCS 220 or IDTH 220)

An introduction to the application of statistical models and methods to economic problems; simple and multiple linear regression models; generalized least-squares; model building and related topics. Emphasis is on use of econometric software to analyze data and to test hypotheses. Prerequisites: Eight credits of Economics at the 300- or 400-level plus STAT 220 or MATH 303

An introduction to the application of statistical models and methods to economic problems; simple and multiple linear regression models; generalized least-squares; model building and related topics. Emphasis is on use of econometric software to analyze data and to test hypotheses. Prerequisites: Eight credits of Economics at the 300- or 400-level plus STAT 220 or MATH 303

The relationship between legal and economic aspects of selected issues: property rights, liability laws, product-safety legislation, discrimination, crime control, and related topics. Prerequisites: ECON 251and 252 or permission of instructor

This course provides an application of economic principles to the health care system and health policy topics with the focus on the critical economic issues in producing, delivering and financing health care. The course focuses on the U.S. health care sector but will also feature discussion of other developed and developing countries. Prerequisite: ECON 252

Relationship between market structure, behavior and performance of business enterprises; government intervention and regulation; antitrust and other public-policy issues. Prerequisites: ECON 251 and 252

Labor supply and demand; determinants of the wage structure; education and training decisions; the role of labor unions; mobility and migration, discrimination; public policies in labor markets. Prerequisite: ECON 252

This course examines the economics of International trade and trade policy. Topics include: theories of why countries trade and their implications for income distribution and gains from trade; implications of national trade policies; strategic trade policy; regional agreements (including multilateral trade agreements, free trade areas, customs unions, common markets and economic unions); international factor movements; trade issues related to developing countries, the environment of economic growth. Prerequisites: ECON 251 and 252

Theories of money, interest, income and expenditure, employment, and inflation; monetary and fiscal policies; introduction to the theory of growth. Prerequisites: ECON 251 and 252

Theories of money, interest, income and expenditure, employment, and inflation; monetary and fiscal policies; introduction to the theory of growth. Prerequisites: ECON 251 and 252

Analysis of consumer behavior and demand theory; theory of production and costs; analysis of the firm and industry under various market structures; factor pricing; general equilibrium. Selected additional topics such as market failure, economics of information, welfare economics, income distribution. Prerequisites: ECON 251, 252 and MATH 109 or 111 or 113 or equivalent.

An introduction to techniques used in forecasting with emphasis on analyzing economic and business data. The emphasis is on timeseries data, although cross-sectional analysis is also covered. Techniques presented include variants of moving averages, variants of exponential smoothing, regression and ARIMA processes. Prerequisites: ECON 251, 252 and STAT 220 (QMCS 220 or IDTH 220)

Nature and measures of economic growth and development; theories of growth; developed and less-developed nations; economic planning; selection and financing of projects for economic growth and human development; environment, resources, and limits to growth. This course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: ECON 251 and 252

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to macroeconomics: national income analysis, unemployment, price stability, and growth; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade and finance; application of economic theory to current problems. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to microeconomics: theory of household (consumer) behavior, theory of the firm, market structures, market failures, economic efficiency, factor markets, and income distribution. Students who enroll in this course are expected to be able to use high-school algebra. This course fulfills the Social Analysis requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisites: Placement at Math 101 or above, or successful completion of Math 005.

An introduction to techniques used in forecasting with emphasis on analyzing economic and business data. The emphasis is on timeseries data, although cross-sectional analysis is also covered. Techniques presented include variants of moving averages, variants of exponential smoothing, regression and ARIMA processes. Prerequisites: ECON 251, 252 and STAT 220 (QMCS 220 or IDTH 220)

An introduction to techniques used in forecasting with emphasis on analyzing economic and business data. The emphasis is on timeseries data, although cross-sectional analysis is also covered. Techniques presented include variants of moving averages, variants of exponential smoothing, regression and ARIMA processes. Prerequisites: ECON 251, 252 and STAT 220 (QMCS 220 or IDTH 220)

An introduction to techniques used in forecasting with emphasis on analyzing economic and business data. The emphasis is on timeseries data, although cross-sectional analysis is also covered. Techniques presented include variants of moving averages, variants of exponential smoothing, regression and ARIMA processes. Prerequisites: ECON 251, 252 and STAT 220 (QMCS 220 or IDTH 220)

An introduction to the application of statistical models and methods to economic problems; simple and multiple linear regression models; generalized least-squares; model building and related topics. Emphasis is on use of econometric software to analyze data and to test hypotheses. Prerequisites: Eight credits of Economics at the 300- or 400-level plus STAT 220 or MATH 303

The application of industrial organization, public finance, labor economics, and economic history to the sports entertainment industry with a view toward better understanding the many economic issues in sports, such as Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption, the deontological and consequentialist bases for the public subsidation of sports stadiums, and the underpayment of salaries to professional athletes in North America. Prerequisite: ECON 252.

Principles underlying the location of economic activity; land-use patterns; transfer cost; location and structure of urban areas; growth of cities and regions; urban and regional problems and policies. Prerequisite: ECON 252

The nature, evolution, and functions of money; the role of depository financial institutions; structure of financial markets; principles of central banking; monetary theory and monetary policy; introduction to international banking and finance. Prerequisites: ECON 251 and 252

This course examines the role of government in a modern economy. It develops a set of concepts that will allow students to evaluate policy alternatives. The following are among the particular topics likely to be addressed: externalities and environmental protection, education, the redistribution of income, health care, social insurance, taxation and tax reform, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal federalism, and state and local government finance. In each case, the focus is on whether intervention by government is appropriate, what the most effective form of any such intervention is, and how alternative policy interventions affect the private decisions made by citizens and business firms. Prerequisite: ECON 252

Theories of money, interest, income and expenditure, employment, and inflation; monetary and fiscal policies; introduction to the theory of growth. Prerequisites: ECON 251 and 252

Theories of money, interest, income and expenditure, employment, and inflation; monetary and fiscal policies; introduction to the theory of growth. Prerequisites: ECON 251 and 252

Analysis of consumer behavior and demand theory; theory of production and costs; analysis of the firm and industry under various market structures; factor pricing; general equilibrium. Selected additional topics such as market failure, economics of information, welfare economics, income distribution. Prerequisites: ECON 251, 252 and MATH 109 or 111 or 113 or equivalent.

Analysis of consumer behavior and demand theory; theory of production and costs; analysis of the firm and industry under various market structures; factor pricing; general equilibrium. Selected additional topics such as market failure, economics of information, welfare economics, income distribution. Prerequisites: ECON 251, 252 and MATH 109 or 111 or 113 or equivalent.

Every day, we are exposed to statistical claims from a variety of sources, including advertising, media, and politics. However, statistical claims vary in their degree of validity, accuracy, and honesty. In the age of “big data,” the ability to evaluate statistical evidence is more important than ever before. This course will encourage and equip you to detect and refute invalid, inaccurate, and dishonest statistical claims.

How do people approach making decisions with limited time, incomplete information and imperfect self-control? Behavioral economics addresses situations in which the predictions of neoclassical economics are not consistent with observed human behavior. Through a mixture of lecture and in-class activities, the course will survey findings from this intersection of economics and psychology and relate them to personal choice and public policy. Students will conduct their own research and write a paper reporting the results.

Microeconomic theory applied to business decision making. Emphasis on quantitative techniques applied to business decision making under uncertainty, demand and cost estimation, linear production models, pricing decisions, capital budgeting, inventory problems, and group decision making. Quantitative tools include linear regression, statistical decision analysis and linear programming. Prerequisites: ECON 352, and STAT 220 (QMCS 220 or IDTH 220) or MATH 303 or permission of the instructor